The Weight of Silence (2025)
Short Film

Independent Film
Writer • Director • Cinematographer
Focused on restrained storytelling, careful composition, and images that leave space for the audience. The work centres on quiet tension, atmosphere, and collaboration-led filmmaking.
Short Film
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Upcoming projects
Role: Writer
A chilling horror surrounding the myths of rural Ireland, that finds Ryan fighting for his sanity.
Next: second draft in development + funding
Role: Writer / Director
Realising that his relationship may not be all it's set out to be, he realises he has to burn some bridges to keep himself above water.
Next: finalising script.
Role: Director / DoP
A short film about a long life lived, but poorly remembered. Celebrating the joys of the older generation.
Next: outline beat sheet
Role: DoP
A former rebel turned rat-catcher is pulled back into violence when mutated creatures and old loyalties collide beneath a dying city.
Next: second draft, storyboarding
Role: DoP
TBD
Next: TBD
Role: Writer / Director
A barista haunted by paranoia of a phantom stalker seeks solice in an app-based therapy service, only to realise things have been brewing much darker than she feared.
Next: Pitch + Funding
Selected coverage & reviews
“But visually is where the film is at its strongest. Lalor and Woolmer make a terrific technical duo who keep us struggling under that current of uneasy apprehension. The bleak palette, fabulous lighting and claustrophobic framing effortlessly create and maintain a constant restlessness. This technical prowess is amplified when they let us peer into the dark, desolate night beyond the characters...”
UK Film Review — Sept 26, 2025
Overview
Branded & commercial video
Case studies
Interviews
Social content
Narrative shorts
Headshots
Product shoots
Lloyds Bank
National Energy Action
Flying Tiger
Octopus Energy
Sophy Bar Leicester
Carmel Jane Photography
For commercial or branded projects, email:
contact@antonywoolmer.com